Governing geoengineering research: why, when and how?

Dilling, Lisa; Hauser, Rachel

doi:10.1007/s10584-013-0835-z

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“…By contrast, a review of peer-reviewed papers on climate engineering published between 2006 and 2013 found that few scientific publications ended in an explicit 'yes' or 'no' to climate engineering, and that less than 2% or the reviewed papers unconditionally advocated deployment (Linnér and Wibeck 2015). A common recommendation in the research literature is that more research and experimentation is needed, though such recommendations are accompanied by calls for caution (Dilling and Hauser 2013). Very few hopes of positive side effects, such as increased food production or economic growth, are connected to climate engineering (e.g.…”

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Making sense of climate engineering: a focus group study of lay publics in four countries

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This study explores sense-making about climate engineering among lay focus group participants in Japan, New Zealand, the USA and Sweden. In total, 23 qualitative focus group interviews of 136 participants were conducted. The analyses considered sense-making strategies and heuristics among the focus group participants and identified commonalities and variations in the data, exploring participants' initial and spontaneous reactions to climate engineering and to several recurrent arguments that feature in scientific and public debate (e.g. climate emergency). We found that, despite this study's wide geographical scope, heterogeneous focus group compositions, and the use of different moderators, common themes emerged. Participants made sense of climate engineering in similar ways, for example, through context-dependent analogies and metaphorical Climatic Change (2017)

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“…Norms could arise from key actors' socialization [60], scientific and professional societies, national academies of science [82], a new national or international commission dedicated to the task [81,95,126,127], or even 'downward' from states or substate jurisdictions [5,86,88,128]. In time, those norms that are more advisory, general and self-implemented can form the basis for subsequent ones that are obligatory, precise and delegated and that are developed and enforced by states [92].…”

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Solar geoengineering to reduce climate change: a review of governance proposals

Reynolds

2019

Proc. R. Soc. A.

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Although solar geoengineering (alternatively ‘solar radiation management’ or ‘solar radiation modification’) appears to offer a potentially effective, inexpensive and technologically feasible additional response to climate change, it would pose serious physical risks and social challenges. Governance of its research, development and deployment is thus salient. This article reviews proposals for governing solar geoengineering. Its research may warrant dedicated governance to facilitate effectiveness and to reduce direct and socially mediated risks. Because states are not substantially engaging with solar geoengineering, non-state actors can play important governance roles. Although the concern that solar geoengineering would harmfully lessen abatement of greenhouse gas emissions is widespread, what can be done to reduce such displacement remains unclear. A moratorium on outdoor activities that would surpass certain scales is often endorsed, but an effective one would require resolving some critical, difficult details. In the long term, how to legitimately make decisions regarding whether, when and how solar geoengineering would be used is central, and suggestions how to do so diverge. Most proposals to govern commercial actors, who could provide goods and services for solar geoengineering, focus on intellectual property policy. Compensation for possible harm from outdoor activities could be through liability or a compensation fund. The review closes with suggested lines of future inquiry.

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“…(5) Also regarding paragraph 3, the approach advocated in this draft Code, given the high level of uncertainty and controversies associated with geoengineering research, is to adopt an adaptive risk governance framework. 408 In other words, these draft Articles hang together by treating prior assessment, public participation and post-decision monitoring as an iterative learning process that operates over the lifespan of a research project and incorporates information feedbacks so that management experience can lead to systematic improvements in future risk decision-making. 409 Before authorising research projects involving geoengineering pursuant to draft Article 16, it is recommended that national officials take into account the information and results of the assessment of research proposals in good faith, including sustainable development.…”

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An Exploration of a Code of Conduct for Responsible Scientific Research Involving Geoengineering: Introduction, Draft Articles and Commentaries

Hubert

Reichwein²

2015

SSRN Journal

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'People have forgotten this truth,' the fox said. 'But you mustn't forget it. You become responsible forever for what you've tamed. You're responsible for your rose.'-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince An Exploration of a Code of Conduct for Responsible Scientific Research involving Geoengineering 6 Stefan Schäfer and others, 'Field tests of solar climate engineering' (2013) 3 Nature Climate Change 776.

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Governing geoengineering research: why, when and how?

Cited by 43 publications

References 40 publications

Making sense of climate engineering: a focus group study of lay publics in four countries

Making sense of climate engineering: a focus group study of lay publics in four countries

Solar geoengineering to reduce climate change: a review of governance proposals

An Exploration of a Code of Conduct for Responsible Scientific Research Involving Geoengineering: Introduction, Draft Articles and Commentaries

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